While all characters, Pokémon, and locations have kept their English names in the Hebrew dub, some objects, moves, and abilities in the franchise received Hebrew-sounding names.

The word Pokémon is written as פוקימון in Hebrew alphabet. In Hebrew, unlike English, a plural form, פוקימונים (Pokémonim) is often used. A female form, פוקימונית (Pokémonit) has also been heard in the anime. Since there is no neutral grammatical gender in Hebrew, Pokémon are always referred to as either male or female, but mostly male.

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Pokémon games

Pokémon games are sold in English in Israel. Since April 2019, Tor Gaming is the official distributor of Nintendo products in Israel.[1]
Before that, there was no official Nintendo distributor in Israel and Nintendo games were rarely found in Israel. However, Some stores imported them from other European countries, and they were available around the European launch day, and sometimes earlier.

On May 4, 2009, the anime was moved to Jetix Israel, starting with season 11. On September 9, 2009, Jetix transitioned into Disney Channel Israel and continued to broadcast the eleventh season along with season 12.
However, In 2011, Disney Channel Israel decided to stop airing the anime in Israel. This effected season 13 and Zoroark: Master of Illusions which were dubbed entirely but never released to the public. The Hebrew dub went on hiatus, making many Israeli fans upset.

The anime returned to Israel in 2016. Due to the popularity of Pokémon GO in the country, Arutz HaYeladim reran the first two seasons of the anime from July 3, 2016 to August 31, 2016, with the original Hebrew dub.

On September 4, 2016, Arutz HaYeladim started to broadcast the XY series, broadcasting the entirety of season 17, 18 and 19. The Sun & Moon series premiered on Artuz HaYeladim on September 13, 2017, and since July 2018, the channel is airing Season 21.

Zoroark: Master of Illusions was dubbed into Hebrew, but was never released to the public due to Disney Channel Israel's decision to stop airing the anime at the time.

Detective Pikachu debuted on Israeli cinemas on May 9, 2019. It aired in English with Hebrew subtitles. A pre-premier screening was held in Rishon Lezion on May 3, 2019, in collaboration with Tor Gaming, Nintendo's distributor in Israel.

During the first ten seasons of the anime, the dub was directed by Yafa Gabay, a longtime voice actress who also voiced several minor characters in Pokémon. In 2009, Sharon Borgauker became the director of the dub. Since 2010, Talya Barkai is the director for the Hebrew dub.

The first five theme songs were performed by singer Uzi Fox, the owner of N.L.S Studios and the producer of the Hebrew dub. Uzi Fox also voiced minor characters on Pokémon, including Professor Birch.